Ex-owner of Kingston football team charged with stealing $53,000

KINGSTON — The ex-owner of a semi-pro football team was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing more than $53,000 from two people.

State police said Mark English, 51, of Lake Katrine, took the money while acting as owner of the Kingston-based Hudson Valley Saints. The thefts were reported on May 8, according to the police blotter.

English was charged with two felony larceny counts and scheme to defraud, a felony. He is being held in Ulster County Jail on $5,000 bail.